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Saturnalia Celebrations @Trimontium!

Io Saturnalia! The liveliest of Roman festivals took place in mid-December and were dedicated to Saturn, the Roman god of time, abundance, periodic renewal and…...

date_range 13th December, 2025 - 13th December, 2025

Wool Woven and Wild Festival

A two day event celebrating local textiles and our landscape collaborating with the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve and local businesses. Showcasing our rich heritage and…...

date_range 27th February, 2026 - 28th February, 2026

The Muckle Toon Community Burns Supper

The Young People of Langholm have worked to organise a Community Burns Supper. An Evening of Traditional Entertainment peppered with some modern twists will help…...

date_range 24th January, 2026 - 24th January, 2026

The Crichton Crypt Tour

The tours will reveal some of the fascinating characters and events associated with The Crichton from its earliest beginnings, including an insight into the life…...

date_range 16th December, 2025 - 16th December, 2025

Winter Walk with Tweed Valley Blogger

Step out of the festive fog and into something slower, deeper and more grounded. A chance to breathe, connect, andnourish mind, body and soul in…...

date_range 28th December, 2025 - 28th December, 2025

Big Burns Supper Dumfries 2026

The Big Burns Supper is back to shake up January in Dumfries — ten days of music, madness and pure magic from 15th to 25th…...

date_range 15th January, 2026 - 25th January, 2026

Northern Lights Dumfries 2026

Dumfries is about to glow up! This winter, discover your town in a whole new light with Illuminate Dumfries — a stunning free trail of…...

date_range 15th January, 2026 - 19th January, 2026

Family Fridays at Abbotsford – Symbols of Scotland

Once a month, when schools close their doors on a Friday afternoon, families can head over to Abbotsford for Family Fridays! Explore the different chapters…...

date_range 28th November, 2025 - 28th November, 2025

Christmas at Abbotsford – An 1820s Christmas

Step back in time this December to experience Abbotsford's historic house at Christmas in the 1820s. A season of celebrations following the completion of the…...

date_range 22nd November, 2025 - 31st December, 2025

Family Fridays at Abbotsford – Spooks and Books

Once a month, when schools close their doors on a Friday afternoon, families can head over to Abbotsford for Family Fridays! Explore the different chapters…...

date_range 31st October, 2025 - 31st October, 2025

Snowdrop Walk

Join the Rangers to learn more about the beautiful snowdrops, heritage trees and wildlife of this special site. Family friendly activities will be delivered throughout…...

date_range 3rd March, 2026 - 3rd March, 2026

The Mythical Mystery Hunt

As you explore our historic abbey this Halloween, will you bump into a giant, or come face-to-face with a faery? This autumn, follow our family…...

date_range 11th October, 2025 - 2nd November, 2025

The Mythical Mystery Hunt

As you explore Caerlaverock Castle this Halloween, will you bump into a giant, or come face-to-face with a faery? This autumn, follow our family trails…...

date_range 11th October, 2025 - 2nd November, 2025

Great Big Living History Week

Our Living History characters are back at Caerlaverock Castle Especially for the October Holidays sites all over Scotland will be hosting characters throughout history, get…...

date_range 11th October, 2025 - 19th October, 2025

World Porridge Day

Join us at New Abbey Corn Mill as we celebrate World Porridge Day. Come along and meet the mill worker to find out more about…...

date_range 10th October, 2025 - 11th October, 2025

Wild Goose Festival

Dumfries & Galloway’s much-loved Wild Goose Festival is set to return for its sixth year, running a core programme of activity from 17th to 26th…...

date_range 16th October, 2025 - 26th October, 2025

Halloween at Witch Corner: Spirits of the Forest

Meet the creatures who live between worlds at Witch Corner this October and experience Abbotsford's show-stopping folklore sculptures transformed with the sights and sounds of…...

date_range 1st October, 2025 - 2nd November, 2025

Doors Open Day at Trimontium

Join us for a great day of free events as part of Doors Open Day, Scottish Archaeology Month and Newstead Sundials Festival Sunday 7 September…...

date_range 7th September, 2025 - 7th September, 2025

Family Fun Day

Join us for an action-packed Family Fun Day celebrating the golden year of motorsport — 1965: The Greatest Year in Motorsport History! Test your reflexes…...

date_range 23rd August, 2025 - 23rd August, 2025

Art in the Castle

Art in the Castle is an annual arts' fair held at Ayton Castle, at Ayton near Eyemouth in the Borders. Now in it's 4th year,…...

date_range 23rd August, 2025 - 24th August, 2025

Waterways

In this exhibition the artist reconciles how she feels about the colour of waterways and how we, individually, can take steps to protect these river…...

date_range 5th September, 2025 - 31st October, 2025

Galashiels Studio Club

Explore a vibrant collection of paintings from one of the founding clubs of Old Gala House. Established in 1948, Galashiels Studio Club has in recent…...

date_range 17th September, 2025 - 30th September, 2025

‘P o d’ a collaboration of artists exhibition

'A visual and sonic exploration of seeds in nature and imagination’ An exhibition exploring the natural and imaginative world of seeds, presenting a range of…...

date_range 6th September, 2025 - 31st October, 2025

Beyond Borders International Festival

The Beyond Borders International Festival is an annual weekend-long event encompassing panel discussions and debates alongside a programme of music, visual and performing arts, film,…...

date_range 23rd August, 2025 - 24th August, 2025

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